transcription, транскрипция: [ stɪmjʊleɪt ]
( stimulates, stimulating, stimulated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
To stimulate something means to encourage it to begin or develop further.
America’s priority is rightly to stimulate its economy...
The Russian health service has stimulated public interest in home cures.
VERB : V n , V n
• stimu‧la‧tion
...an economy in need of stimulation.
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2.
If you are stimulated by something, it makes you feel full of ideas and enthusiasm.
Bill was stimulated by the challenge...
I was stimulated to examine my deepest thoughts.
VERB : usu passive , be V-ed , be V-ed to-inf
• stimu‧lat‧ing
It is a complex yet stimulating book...
The atmosphere was always stimulating.
ADJ
• stimu‧la‧tion
Many enjoy the mental stimulation of a challenging job.
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3.
If something stimulates a part of a person’s body, it causes it to move or start working.
Exercise stimulates the digestive and excretory systems...
The body is stimulated to build up resistance.
VERB : V n , be V-ed to-inf
• stimu‧lat‧ing
...the stimulating effect of adrenaline.
ADJ
• stimu‧la‧tion
...physical stimulation.
...the chemical stimulation of drugs.
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